Rating System

5/5 It was amazing! A must read! I loved it!
4/5 It was really really good! I liked it!
3/5 It was a good read. I enjoyed it.
2/5 It was okay. It's getting there.
1/5 It was not for me. Read at your own risk.

The cover seems plain but at the same time I can't help liking it! I like how the Pegasus is in the air while the girl is on the ground. I also like how the clouds seem to make way for the sun to shine.

I really enjoyed the Luxe series even though I haven't read the last one yet. I will probably read anything written by her, especially since she writes about the times that I really like! I'm really looking forward to it!

This one seems like a sweet story to read. I usually don't read a lot of this kind but I think that I would really enjoy it! Plus, I really like the cover, especially since the Eiffel Tower is in the background.

Friday, May 28, 2010

Title: The Reptile RoomAuthor: Lemony SnicketPublished: 1999Pages: 190Rating: 3/5Summary: Do snakes make you nervous? How about salamanders? Does the mention of a brass reading lamp give you conniptions? Is a long knife something you wish to avoid? A car accident? An odor? Cake? Clues to a bloodthirsty crime?
It is likely that your answers will reveal A Series of Unfortunate Events to be ill-suited for your personal use. A librarian, bookseller, or acquaintance should be able to suggest books more appropriate for your fragile temperament. But to the rarest of readers we say, “‘Beware’ doesn’t begin to cover it.”
BE CAREFUL! This volume constitutes only one-thirteenth of Mr. Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. Readers unbothered by inclement weather will want to continue with the third installment, The Wide Window. Others will not.

Review: After reading the first one I didn't know what to expect.

The story continues the misfortunes of the Baudelaire orphans. Once again they must go live with a relative that must care for them. This time they have a bit more luck and they get a guardian who isn't trying to make do everything around the house and who has a library. But then, being the Baudelaires, their worst nightmare appears and messes everything up.

Having read the first book I sort of knew how the characters were different from each other. I was glad to see the siblings try to help each other out and stick together even though it might have been difficult. Even though they had been through many things, they tried to have happy moments while they could.

Of course you need to have some complications, which is why there is always a villain. In this case it was Count Olaf. He seems to always want to ruin the lives of the Baudelaires and will stop at nothing to accomplish it. As before, he got me really mad since they only thing that he wants is the money.

It still had that different experience that the first book gave, which I'm glad of. I doubt many infants would know what was going on but I was fine with it. I really enjoyed reading more of the misfortunes of the orphans even though most of the time it seems unfair what they go through.

I was glad that the author didn't change things since I think it's one of the things that make this series so unique and different from what a reader would usually find. I'm very interested to see what will happen to the Baudelaires, since it seems that their lives revolve around misfortunes.

It's supposed to be a retelling of Sleeping Beauty. The main character falls in love with someone that she must stay away because of a curse. I always like to see how character try to overcome stuff like this. And I really like the cover!

This one is supposed to be about a man who is looking for wife who has money since Lacey Hall is near ruin. He is ready to woo any woman that has a fortune. Then he meets Ellie who has no money and you know how the story goes. Plus, I think the cover is really nice!

Title: FireAuthor: Kristin CashorePublished: 2009Pages: 464Rating: 5/5Summary: It's not a peaceful time in the Dells. The young King Nash clings to his throne while rebel lords in the north and south build armies to unseat him. The mountains and forests are filled with spies and thieves and lawless men.
This is where Fire lives. With a wild, irresistible appearance and hair the color of flame, Fire is the last remaining human monster. Equally hated and adored, she has the unique ability to control minds, but she guards her power, unwilling to steal the secrets of innocent people. Especially when she has so many of her own.
Then Prince Brigan comes to bring her to King City. The royal family needs her help to uncover the plot against the king. Far away from home, Fire begins to realize there's more to her power than she ever dreamed. Her power would save the kingdom.
If only she weren't afraid pf becoming the monster her father was.

Review: I couldn't help being sucked into this book!

It was a whole different story than Graceling. The main character is Fire who is the last human monster and someone that is both feared and admired. She must help her people by taking the information that the spies of the lords who want to take over the throne have. Fire must overcome her fears and make many hard decisions that will help lead her life.

Just like in Graceling, Fire is a great character. She is strong and takes control of her decisions and of her life. She was someone that was trying to find who she was and a place where she fit. The decisions that she took were hard and at times I was shocked by the decision that she did take. Little by little we got to know more of her story and where she came from.

Brigan and the others were also great characters. They each had something that made them different from each other. The reactions that they had toward Fire were all different. Some desired her while others tried to stay away from her as much as possible. Some kept secrets that through the book we got to find out. Many of them changed as different things kept happening.

I'm glad that Cashore wrote of things that other authors wouldn't dare to write about. I think that this is one of the things that makes her books so amazing. I enjoyed every second that I had reading this book. Everything about this book is simply amazing! Any reader would be lucky to get their hands on this great story!

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Nourishing the Need is a new blog feature that will be posted here every week. This will be a way for me to talk anything about books. It will be broken up into sections so that it's a bit more organized (at least I hope so!)

The cover honestly creeps me out but for some reason I like it. The picture looks old fashioned and I'm obsessed about those kind of pictures. Another thing that I like is the blood that is one the picture.

This seems like a very unique story. It talks about the stories of Edgar Allen Poe and I really like the weird and not normal things he wrote. Also, I really like the stories were the main characters are totally opposite from each other. And I really like the cover!

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Title: The Bad BeginningAuthor: Lemony SnicketPublished: 1999Pages: 197Rating: 3/5Summary: Just as they are enjoying a day at Briny Beach, the three Baudelaire children--- 14-year-old Violet, 12-year-old Klaus and baby Sunny--- receive some bad news. Mr. Poe, a friend of the family, comes trekking across the foggy beach to tell the Baudelaires that their parents have died in a fire that also burned down the family mansion. Now orphaned, the Baudelaires face an uncertain future. They are soon packed off to their new guardian--- the icky Count Olaf, who is a distant cousin. But when they move in with the Count, the Baudelaire children are certain that he does not care about them--- he only wants to get his hands on the fortune Mr. and Mrs. Baudelaire left behind. See if they are right, as you read this exciting and humorous tale of mystery.

Review: The reason that I started reading this book was because I had seen it around a long time.

The Baudelaires were a happy family until a terrible thing happened. Their parents died in the fire that took them and their house. Now they don't have anyplace to go to. They are forced to go with Count Olaf who only wants their money. There the children go through many hard things that they had never faced before.

Violet was the oldest, making her want to take of her siblings, which I thought was a good thing. Klaus was the sibling that liked to read books and apparently had read more books than most people had. Sunny was a baby but knew what was happening around her and even took part in the conversations her siblings had. I thought that they all had something that distinguished them.

Count Olaf made me really annoyed me. I couldn't understand why someone would go to the extremes that he did just to get money. He only ordered the Baudelaires around and didn't think about them. His friends were very different and they all said bad things about them and also made their lives impossible.

I don't know what I was expecting but it sure wasn't what I got. They were very unique and something that I hadn't read before. It sometimes gives the reader definitions of words that are used and at times the narrator talks to the reader. I will keep reading the rest of the books to see where the story goes.

The first thing that grabbed my attention of this one was the title. Then I opened the book and saw some words in Spanish. After that, I saw the word pirate and I just had to get it. Just like the Victorian times and all those kind of times, I love pirates!

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Nourishing the Need is a new blog feature that will be posted here every week. This will be a way for me to talk anything about books. It will be broken up into sections so that it's a bit more organized (at least I hope so!) Please tell me what you think of this feature!

Book Recommendations:

Are there any books that you would recommend to me that you have read and think that are good? They don't have to be new, just have to be good.

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Title: The Dark DivineAuthor: Bree DespainPublished: December 22, 2009Pages: 372Rating: 5/5Summary: A Prodigal Son
A Dangerous Love
A Deadly Secret
Grace Divine--daughter of the local pastor--always knew something terrible happened the night Daniel Kalbi disappeared and her brother Jude came home covered in his own blood.
Now that Daniel's returned, Grace must choose between her growing attraction to him and her loyalty to her brother.
As Grave gets closer to Daniel, she learns the truth about that mysterious night and how to save the ones she loves, but it might cost her the one thing she cherished the most: her soul.

Review: I had high hopes in this book and I'm glad that I wasn't let down!

The story revolves around the mystery have what happened the day Daniel disappeared and Jude came home covered in blood. Grace has always wanted to know what really happened that day but everyone refuses to tell her. As she tries to help Daniel, she starts to notice that things really are bad and she starts to find out what happened.

I found that I didn't mind hearing the story from Grace's point of view. She didn't really annoy me or made me want to stop reading. I liked how she wanted to find out what happened but when no one would tell her she went out herself and tried to find the answers. I don't know if I would have been brave enough to do what she did but I'm glad she followed what she wanted to do.

I liked learning of who Daniel really was. The flashbacks that were given in the book helped the reader know more of the life that he had gone through. Even though everyone disliked him and no one wanted to even mention his name, I still wanted to know more of him. He was the boy who had a bad past but who was trying to become someone better.

I'm glad that I decided to get this book. It was something that was already out there but the mythology was totally different and that's something that I really enjoyed! I would totally recommend this book to others who wanted to enjoy a good story!